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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 45m

2026 Giller Prize Finalist Tara Gereaux will be chatting with us on October 29th all about her book WILD PEOPLE QUIET. Don't miss out!!! Get your FREE ticket now: www.eventbrite.ca/e/tnq-and-sp...

Promotional poster for TNQ x Spirit Ink Event: An Evening with Tara Geraux

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We recently lost the great Canadian writer K.D. Miller, who has passed away at the age of 75. Our Poetry Editor, John Vardon, wrote a lovely tribute for her that we welcome you to read on our website: tnq.ca/k-d-miller-t...

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Laurie D. Graham @lauriedgraham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Fall brings festivals, and I’m glad to be going to three, plus a reading in St. Catharines. To be in conversation with writers and readers is the joy and the grist and the balm. Hope to see you. @pennockty.bsky.social @ariel-gordon.bsky.social @phylumpr3ss.bsky.social @thenewquarterly.bsky.social

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Lucian Childs @lucianchilds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The crazy kids from “All We Have” partied their way onto the interweb!! So honoured to have this story from Confluence—the new novel by Alex Turner and me—in this amazing Canadian literary journal, @thenewquarterly.bsky.social. tnq.ca/story/all-we...

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"All We Have" by - The New Quarterly Digital Edition

I’ve long grown accustomed to objectifying models, both male and female. I imagine myself the dispassionate surgeon scrutinizing patients on an operating table: just contour and mass, muscle and ligam...

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Paul McKeague tells TNQ about the "design error" that created a surprisingly wonderful writing space 📚: tnq.ca/paul-mckeagu... #TheNewQuarterly #CanadianWriters #WhosReadingWhat #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit

Excerpt of "Paul McKeague's Writing Space," published on the TNQ website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

John Morris tells TNQ about reading interconnected works that span poetry, film, and criticism 📚: tnq.ca/whats-john-m... #TheNewQuarterly #CanadianWriters #WhosReadingWhat #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit

Excerpt of "What's John Morris Reading?" published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

📣 The New Quarterly is thrilled to announce the results of the 2026 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest! 🏆 The winner of our contest is Dami Adebajo for the essay “God Made Butterflies.” 1/5

Promotional graphic by The New Quarterly announcing the winner of the 2026 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest, Dami Adebajo for "God Made Butterflies."

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Lucian Childs @lucianchilds.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Got my copies of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social Issue 179! That one of my dream journals included “All We Have,” a story from the novel by Alex Turner and me, makes the honour even sweeter! TNQ 179: tnq.ca/issues/issue... Pre-order Confluence @arsenalpulp.bsky.social: arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conf...

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Liz Johnston @lizjohnston.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Hurray! Just received the new issue of @thenewquarterly.bsky.social, which includes my swimming essay, “Individual Medley,” alongside work by pals and so many writers I admire. What an incredible lineup of contributors! Excited to dive in this weekend, preferably by a lake.

Cover of The New Quarterly, blue on top third, bottom two thirds a black-and-white photo of a person dressed in black, their head stuck in the sand or in a hold or crevice in a rocky landscape.

Table of Contents of the latest issue of TNQ, "Inside This Issue" with my essay listed under "Writer At Large".

Title page of my essay "Individual Medley" in The New Quarterly

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Brandon Nadeau @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Check out my review of Fancy Gap by Zak Jones on The New Quarterly’s website: tnq.ca/whats-brandon-nadeau-reading/ Follow: @thenewquarterly.bsky.social #5amWritersClub #WritingCommunity #LitMag #Canadian #Novel

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Brandon Nadeau tells TNQ about reading Zak Jones' debut Fancy Gap, an Appalachian biblical saga 📚: tnq.ca/whats-brando... #TheNewQuarterly #CanadianWriters #WhosReadingWhat #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit @bnadeauwriter.bsky.social

An excerpt of "What's Brandon Nadeau Reading" from The New Quarterly online exclusive series.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

📣 The New Quarterly is thrilled to announce the results of the 2026 Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest! 🏆 The winner of our contest is Maria Giesbrecht for her poem “Sestina for Escape.” 1/5

Promotional banner announcing poet Maria Giesbrecht as the winner of the 2026 Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest. with her poetry entry "Sestina for Escape."

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

ISSUE 179: GROUP THINK is now live.‼️ In our summer issue, we don a toad costume, spy on the neighbours, curate the local little library, and have a strange reaction to our meds. Grab your copy today: tnq.ca/product/issu... #newreleases #litmags #amreading

Announcement that The New Quarterly's Summer 2026 issue "Group Think" is now live at tnq.ca

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National Media Awards Foundation @canadamediaawards.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Writing spotlight: Gold, NMA Personal Journalism / @thenewquarterly.bsky.social @adelebarclay.bsky.social 🔗 Learn more about the 2026 NMA winners: zurl.co/PCuPn #NMA26 #CanadianLiterature

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Adèle Barclay @adelebarclay.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This essay is a double-winner thanks to @thenewquarterly.bsky.social and @canadamediaawards.bsky.social. Thank you for honouring an essay about domestic violence--how mundane and complicated it is and the hard, strange questions it engenders

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We have reached our cap for regular fiction and poetry submissions in less than a week. Interested writers can submit their work at our next reading period in February. ‼️📚 #writingsubmissions #submissions #writersofbluesky

Decorative promotional banner announcing that the submission cap has been reached for The New Quarterly's regular fiction and poetry entries, and the next reading period will begin on Feb 1st, 2027.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Attention writers! 🚨 Our regular poetry and fiction submission portals have now officially been unlocked. 🔓 Link to submit below! 🔗 tnq.ca/submit/ #writersofbluesky #canlit #nonfiction #litmagsubmissions

Promotional poster announcing that regular submissions for fiction and poetry are now open until July 31st, 2026 on the TNQ website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Happy almost Canada Day, TNQ readers!!!🍁 Learn about Kat Cameron's writing space back home in Edmonton 📚: tnq.ca/kat-camerons... #TheNewQuarterly #CanadianWriters #CanadaDayReads #WritingSpace #CanLit

Excerpt of blog post "Kat Cameron's Writing Space" published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is John Morris' poem "Labour of Love" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/labour... #readersofbluesky #poetry #amreading #labouroflove

Excerpt of John Morris' poem "Labour of Love," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Tiffany Morris' "Where They End" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/where-... #readersofbluesky #poetry #amreading #wheretheyend

Excerpt of Tiffany Morris' poem "Where They End," published on The New Quarterly website

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sierra Jain-Lalande's essay "Mary Jain's Last Dawn" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/mary-j... #readersofbluesky #essay #amreading #diasporareadings

Excerpt of Sierra Jain-Lalande's essay "Mary Jain's Last Dawn," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Deborah Ostrovsky's essay "Known As" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/known-... #readersofbluesky #essay #amreading #knownas

Excerpt of Deborah Ostrovsky's essay "Known As," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Learn about Ziyad Saadi's experience re-reading Adania Shibli's "Minor Detail" as a diaspora Palestinian 📚: tnq.ca/whats-ziyad-... #TheNewQuarterly #CanadianWriters #FreePalestine #PalestinianStories #PalestinianAuthors

Excerpt of "What's Ziyad Saadi Reading" published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal's poem "Haptic Mirror" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/haptic... #readersofbluesky #poetry #amreading #hapticmirror

Excerpt of Preeti Kaur Dhaliwal's "Haptic Mirror," featured on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Veronika Gorlova's poem "impossible demands" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/imposs... #readersofbluesky #poetry #amreading #impossibledemands

Excerpt of Veronika Gorlova's poem "impossible demands," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Learn about Patrick Cunningham's "tortured and indelibly human" favourite reads lately 📚: tnq.ca/what-patrick... #TheNewQuarterly #CanLit #CanadianWriters #BritishLiterature

Excerpt of blog post "What's Patrick Cunningham Reading?" published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Patrick Cunningham's short story "Domestic Pigs" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/domest... #readersofbluesky #shortstory #amreading #domesticpigs

Excerpt of Patrick Cunningham's short story "Domestic Pigs," featured in The New Quarterly.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

TNQ would like to extend our sincere congratulations to the amazing @kellypedro.bsky.social who has won the 33rd Annual Short Prose Competition, awarded by the Writers' Union of Canada. 📝 Congrats again, Kelly! 🥰 #CanadianWriters #LitMagLife #TheNewQuarterly #CanLit

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Learn about Leona Theis' hermit-crab essay, as well as her writing process, below 🦀: tnq.ca/finding-the-... Author: @leonajoan.bsky.social #TheNewQuarterly #CanLit #CanadianWriters #HermitCrabs

Excerpt of blog post "Finding the Form with Leona Theis," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Sandra Campbell's short story "Alice's Yearning" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full story: Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/alices... #readersofbluesky #shortstory #amreading #alicesyearning

Excerpt of Sandra Campbell's short story "Alice's Yearning," published in The New Quarterly

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

We are delighted to announce that Jarin Pantana has joined the TNQ team as our new Managing Editor! 🎉 We can’t wait to see what Jarin accomplishes at TNQ!! 😊 #TheNewQuarterly #LitMagLife #LiteraryMagazine #CanLit #LitMags

Graphic presenting new Managing Editor of The New Quarterly, Jarin Pintana, who is carrying a dark-blue book.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Learn about Denise Unrau's weaving-based writing process below 🧶: tnq.ca/weaving-a-wr...

Excerpt of the blog post "Weaving a Writing Practice by Denise Unrau," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is John Morris' poem "The Embrace" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full poem: tnq.ca/story/two-po... #readersofbluesky #poetry #amreading #theembrace

Excerpt of John Morris' poem "The Embrace," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

TNQ would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to the incredible Maria Reva who has won the $60K Amazon First Novel Award for Endling!!! Fun fact: Maria’s first publication was right here with The New Quarterly! 1/3 #CanadianWriters #LitMagLife #TheNewQuarterly #CanLit #Endling

Promotional graphic featuring the book cover of Endling and its author Maria Reva. It's captioned "Maria Reva wins Amazon First Novel Award!"

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Learn why Scott Randall has been trekking through the Best American Short Story (BASS) anthologies for decades 🕰️📚: tnq.ca/what-is-scot...

Excerpt of blog post "What's Scott Randall Reading?" published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

We have reached our cap for regular non-fiction submissions! Interested writers can submit their work at our next reading period in January. #writingsubmissions #submissions #writersofbluesky

Promotional poster from The New Quarterly announcing that the submission cap has been reached for non-fiction submissions.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Angela Waldie's poem "A Drop of Water" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/a-drop... #readersofbluesky #naturepoem #amreading #adropofwater

Excerpt of Angela Waldie's poem "A Drop of Water," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

THIS IS YOUR LAST DAY TO SUBMIT!! 🖊️📜 Don't miss out on the chance to win our $1,000 grand prize and publication in The New Quarterly. 🏆 Link to submit below! 🔗 tnq.ca/contests/

Promotional poster for the Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award, hosted by The New Quarterly.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Only THREE DAYS LEFT to submit!! 🖊️📜 Don't miss out on the chance to win our $1,000 grand prize and publication in The New Quarterly. 🏆 Link to submit below! 🔗 tnq.ca/contests/

Promotional graphic for The New Quarterly's Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award announcing that there are only three days left to submit.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Nour Abi-Nakhoul's short story "Landlord" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/landlo... #readersofbluesky #essay #amreading #landlordstory

Excerpt of Nour Abi-Nakhoul's short story "Landlord," published on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Elfermin Mallari's short story "Here and There" from Issue 178! Click here to read the full essay: tnq.ca/story/here-a... #readersofbluesky #essay #amreading #hereandthere

Excerpt of Elfermin Mallari's short story "Here and There," published in The New Quarterly.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Learn why Leona Theis loves the "impersonal autobiography" that is Annie Ernaux’s memoir The Years ✨: tnq.ca/whats-leona-...

Excerpt of Leona Theis' blog post "What's Leona Theis Reading?" for The New Quarterly.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Thanks, Ben! We look forward to reading more of your work. :)

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Attention writers! 🚨 Our non-fiction submission portals have now officially been unlocked. 🔓 Link to submit below! 🔗 tnq.ca/submit-nonfi... #writersofbluesky #canlit #nonfiction #litmagsubmissions

Promotional poster announcing that regular nonfiction submissions are now open on The New Quarterly website.

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Only FIVE DAYS LEFT to submit!! 🖊️📜 Don't miss out on the chance to win our $1,000 grand prize and publication in The New Quarterly. 🏆 Link to submit below! 🔗 tnq.ca/contests/

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The New Quarterly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Only SIX DAYS LEFT to submit!! Don't miss out on the chance to win our $1,000 grand prize and publication in The New Quarterly. Link to submit below! tnq.ca/contests/

Promotional poster for the Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Award, posted by The New Quarterly.

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